Russell Rudzinski Visiting Assistant Professor B.Arch., Syracuse University M.Arch., Washington University in St. Louis rrudzins@uark.edu 479/575-6715

Since joining the faculty of the School of Architecture in 2000, Russell Rudzinski has taught in multiple capacities across the curriculum and has served as the director of the Mexico Summer Urban Studio.  Russell embraces a well-rounded approach to academic research that seeks a measured balance between critical design practice and traditional scholarly efforts.  He co-administers a collaborative practice in Fayetteville, Architects226, Inc.  His design work has won awards, including, most recently, a design merit award for the Decatur Modern Home Challenge (2007).  Russell’s complimentary areas of scholarly research include critical assessments of the work of Eliel Saarinen in America and well as investigations on the evolution of modern architecture in Mexico.